Questions and complete 185 solutions.
Food Animal Medicine - Exam 1
Questions and complete 185 solutions.
What is the medical name for pinkeye? - ANSWER Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis
What breed of cattle are the most susceptible to IBK/pinkeye? - ANSWER Herefords
What are the 3 causative organisms of IBK/pinkeye? - ANSWER Moraxella bovis, Moraxella bovoculi,
Mycoplasma bovoculi
Pinkeye is spread by _____. - ANSWER flies
If a cow has tearing in 1 or both eyes, has light sensitivity, exhibits Blepharospasm, and has white/blue
eyes what disease do they have? - ANSWER Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis/Pinkeye
What are some ways IBK/pinkeye can be treated? - ANSWER Antibiotics, injection of
penicillin/dexamethasone, eye patches, tarsorrhaphy
What is tarsorrhapy? - ANSWER stitching eyelids together
What is blepharospasm? - ANSWER uncontrolled blinking/eyelid twitching
What is the main way to prevent pinkeye? - ANSWER vaccination before fly season
What is the medical term for Blackleg? - ANSWER Clostridial Myositis
What is the causative organism of Blackleg? - ANSWER Clostridium chauvoei
,Food Animal Medicine - Exam 1
Questions and complete 185 solutions.
If an animal goes down from sudden death, exhibits muscle swelling subcutaneously, has cold tissue, or
is insensitive to pain what disease does it have? - ANSWER Clostridial Myositis/Blackleg
How do you diagnose Blackleg? - ANSWER necropsy
What is a likely treatment for Blackleg? - ANSWER Penicillin
What is the prognosis for Blackleg? - ANSWER mortality rate close to 100%
What is the main way to prevent Blackleg? - ANSWER vaccination
What is the signalment of Bovine Leukosis? - ANSWER adult dairy cows
What are the 3 main forms of Bovine Leukosis? - ANSWER Lymph node, Nervous, Ocular, digestive,
cardiac, respiratory
What is the causative organism of Bovine Leukosis? - ANSWER Bovine Leukemia Virus (BLV)
Regarding Bovine Leukosis, ______ is common BUT _____ is not as common. - ANSWER Infection,
clinical disease
What is the main way Bovine Leukosis is spread? - ANSWER Transmission through blood from surgical
instruments, rectal sleeves, used needles
Clinical signs of Bovine Leukosis are _____. - ANSWER Nonspecific
If a cow exhibits weight loss, decrease in milk production, and anorexia it could have this disease. -
ANSWER Bovine Leukosis
, Food Animal Medicine - Exam 1
Questions and complete 185 solutions.
What is the main way Bovine Leukosis is diagnosed? - ANSWER blood sample
Is there a treatment for Bovine Leukosis? - ANSWER no
What are some strategies that could prevent Bovine Leukosis? - ANSWER segregate infected animals,
insect control, individual-use needles and rectal sleeves, disinfect surgical instruments (dehorners)
What is the causative organism of Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD)? - ANSWER Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus
(BVDV)
What is the most common form of BVD? - ANSWER subclinical
What is the MOST IMPORTANT thing when it comes to Bovine Viral Diarrhea? - ANSWER PI must DIE!!!!
If a cow exhibits diarrhea, erosive lesions of the digestive tract, Bovine Respiratory Disease, abortions,
stillbirths, weak calves, and immunosuppression what disease could it have? - ANSWER Bovine Viral
Diarrhea
The persistently infected (PI) animal with BVD sheds large amounts of virus through what? - ANSWER
nasal secretions, aerosols, saliva, urine, feces, uterine fluids
What are 2 ways to diagnosis BVD? - ANSWER blood sample, ear notch
Is there an effective treatment out there for BVD? - ANSWER no
What are the 2 main ways to prevent BVD? - ANSWER vaccination, ID and remove PI cattle, biosecurity
What is the cause of Uterine Prolapse in dairy cattle? - ANSWER Hypocalcemia